ACEC Illinois Committee:

Engineering Excellence Awards

COMMITTEE MEETING DATES & LOG IN:

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89104024230?pwd=w3vJjG0b1bpSlQp7oMf3HIGNB1PooU.1

2024-2025 Committee Meetings:
05/16/2025 - Virtual

2025-2026:
09/05/2025 - Virtual


COMMITTEE AGENDAS:

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COMMITTEE MINUTES:

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Engineering Excellence Awards

  • Megan Elberts

    Principal, Gasperec Elberts Consulting, LLC

    Chair

  • Wendy Abrams

    Vice President of Transportation, Infrastructure & Mobility, Morreale Communications

    Member

  • Brooke Beckner

    Marketing Manager, Alfred Benesch & Company

    Member

  • Justin Benham

    Transportation Engineer, RS&H, Inc.

    Member

  • Kevin Berry

    Construction Project Manager, HR Green, Inc.

    Member

  • Nikole Brangenberg

    Illinois Construction & Environmental Consulting

    Member

  • Douglas Brunot

    Regional Structural Manager, Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc.

    Member

  • Brian Castro

    Chief Executive Officer, AAA Engineering, Ltd

    Member

  • Hannah Clesceri

    J.A. Watts, Inc

    Member

  • Lindsey Davis

    Primera Engineers, Ltd.

    Member

  • Vincent Del Medico

    Vice President Transportation, V3 Companies of Illinois

    Member

  • Ryan Delves

    Transportation Department Manager, Stanley Consultants, Inc.

    Member

  • Jeffrey Freeman

    Chief Executive Officer, Engineering Enterprises, Inc.

    Member

  • Jeana Gowin

    Senior Water Resources Project Manager, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.

    Member

  • Darren Greving

    Sr. Technician, Huff & Huff, a subsidiary of GZA

    Member

  • Erin Helander

    Senior Marketing Coordinator, Burns & McDonnell

    Member

  • EG Hessenthaler

    Manager- Construction Services, GFT Infrastructure, Inc.

    Member

  • Mark Holwerda

    Wight & Company

    Member

  • Catherine Hurley

    WSP USA Inc.

    Member

  • Rajiv Iyangar

    Vice President, Exp. U.S. Services Inc.

    Member

  • Lawanda Jones

    Marketing Manager, ABNA

    Member

  • Mirela Keserovic

    AECOM

    Member

  • Emily Klemptner

    Singh & Associates, Inc.

    Member

  • Michael Koken

    Civil Engineer, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

    Member

  • Ashley Kuffel

    Marketing Manager, Chamlin & Associates

    Member

  • Stephen Long

    T. Y. Lin International, Inc.

    Member

  • John Lukowski

    Senior Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell

    Member

  • Joel Marhoul

    AECOM

    Member

  • Colleen Miller

    Chief Business Development Officer, Singh & Associates, Inc.

    Member

  • Maya Miller

    WSP USA Inc.

    Member

  • Abdul Mohammed

    Chairman and CEO, HKM Engineers, LLC

    Member

  • John O'Neill

    Vice President and Senior Project Manager, BLA, Inc.

    Member

  • Yvonne Owusu-Safo

    President, Transland Engineering Group, LLC

    Member

  • Tony Pakeltis

    Project Manager, Principal, Parsons

    Member

  • Nicholas Piekarski

    Hampton, Lenzini & Renwick, Inc.

    Member

  • Sophie Quigg

    Assistant Business Development Director, Quigg Engineering, Inc.

    Member

  • Michael Ring

    Vice President, Operations, Terra Engineering, Ltd.

    Member

  • Brian Scifers

    Project Manager, SE3 LLC

    Member

  • Anthony Standish

    Director of Practice - Transportation, Strand Associates, Inc.

    Member

  • Dan Strahan

    Sr. Engineer, Gewalt-Hamilton Associates, Inc.

    Member

  • Jason Sweet

    Prairie Engineers, P.C. Springfield

    Member

  • Sean Widener

    VIce President, Clark Dietz, Inc.

    Member

  • John Yonan

    Superintendent, Collins Engineers, Inc.

    Member

  • Kevin Artl (C)

    President & CEO, ACEC-IL

    Staff

  • Miranda Berglin

    ACEC-IL

    Staff

  • Sarah Dean (C)

    Sarah Dean (C)

    Director of Leadership & Programming, ACEC-IL

    Staff

  • Emily Martinez

    ACEC-IL

    Staff

  • Bethany Rademaker

    Bethany Rademaker

    VP of Events and Marketing, ACEC-IL

    Staff